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- Leading multi-modal conversational UX for wearables and emerging tech through innovative design strategies

- Spearheaded the development of a brand-new Google Assistant UX for Pixel Watch from ideation to implementation - Defined and designed new Google Assistant framework and experience on Pixel 4, shifting from app model to OS layer model

- Directed user experience designs for the Samsung smart watch line-up; Gear Sport, Gear S3 & S2 & S, and Gear 2. The world best circular and rotating bezel UX - Directed user experience designs for the Samsung fitness band line-up; Gear Fit2 & Pro, Gear Fit, and the Samsung hearable line-up; Gear IconX - Directed Tizen wearable platform OS UX for the Samsung wearable products and its SDK(Software Development Kit) - Directed user experience designs for Gear VR(Virtual Reality) and its applications(Gallery, Browser, Notifications, etc.), 2014&2015 PRODUCT AWARDS - Samsung Gear Sport : Innovation Award, CES 2018 - Samsung Gear IconX 2018 : Innovation Award, CES 2018 - Samsung Gear Fit2 Pro : Innovation Award, CES 2018 - Samsung Gear Fit2 : iF Design Award, 2017 (https://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/208267-samsung-gear-fit2-ux) : Innovation Award, CES 2017 - Samsung Gear S3 : Best Innovation Award, CES 2017

- Led user experience designs for Vuforia(Qualcomm’s augmented reality platform) ecosystem, including AR apps, developer management system, and developer portal site ** Delivered a talk titled the UX design for AR at Augmented World Expo conference 2013 - Led user experience designs for BREW ecosystem, including app store mobile clients for end-users, catalog management system for carriers, and developer portal site for developers

[ User Interaction Design Manager ] Sep. 06 – Oct. 07 - Managed the Design Refinement team to bridge mobile UI design concept to implementation for future products targeting different regions globally - Managed the Connectivity UI team and projects related to mobile connection applications such as calling, VoIP, WiFi, Browser, and more. [ Lead UI Designer ] Aug. 04 – Aug. 06 - Led a UI design team, guided Jr. & Sr.designers through design consultation, took initiatives on complex projects - Delivered UI specs for Push to Talk services and calling related services

Client: #1 auto insurance company in USA - Involved full product development cycle and played a key UI designer role - Awarded a Partnership Award for excellent performance, Apr. 2004 - Developed 155 UI specifications and coordinated with off shore developers to communicate design requirements. UI specifications and window flow diagrams were recognized as best deliverables by a project team. - Developed information architecture and designed user interaction for one of the most complicated client projects - Conducted user research and developed user interfaces to enhance a customer management web-based system

- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team and delivered a preliminary design solution for Microsoft BizTalk2002 - Designed an internal website of user personas to help the development team get better understand users

- Designed information architecture and interfaces of Institute of Design Intranet by identifying user needs - Designed user interfaces of knowledge-based design database website. Achieved 200% database increase in qualitative and quantitative efficiency - Created the entire editorial design of Visible Language 34.3, one of the most historical design journals, published in Oct. 00

A leading consumer product company, Seoul, Korea - Planned and designed Cheil Jedang corporation website through market research and user analysis -Designed the e-shopping website for Chinese New Year holiday gift shoppers. Reduced customer response time by 40% -Established a multimedia team and taught multimedia skills and HCI principles to internal designers

- Directed a UI design team responsible for designing Digital Chosun Internet news site for better user experience - Planned and designed the second and third versions of Digital Chosun Internet news site for easier access and browsing - Created thirty five Internet sites aimed to provide online users with entertainment and education

- Designed interfaces for Video On Demand Internet service and pilot projects for ease of use

- Taught computer graphic software to 75 students, 20 hours a week, during the summer and winter of 1994

Research project: knowledge management application for the museum, GPA 3.9/4.0 - Exhibited ID resources and Uncover Sue projects at American Center for Design annual conference, Oct. 00 - Won the first prize of the IIT interprofessional projects for E-Business strategies and website design sponsored by General Motors Electro-Motive Division, May 00 - Awarded Anne Clark, Vignelli Associates Fellowship, Mutsuo Okabayashi Fellowship, and Moholy-Nagy Fellowship for academic excellency

- Represented the Department of Informational Design, Mar.94-Feb.95 - Organized an annual departmental workshop and student exhibition, May 94